ViaJacobi, Stage 8/33

National route No. 4, Stage 8: Flüeli-Ranft – Brünigpass

Description

National route: No. 4 ()
Length: 23 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 820 m • ↓ 560 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 469 m • 1002 m
Hiking time: 6 h 40 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 4:: Stages; 1. Rorschach – Herisau; 2. Herisau – Wattwil; 3. Wattwil – Rapperswil (SG); 4. Rapperswil (SG) – Einsiedeln; 5. Einsiedeln – Schwyz; 6. Schwyz – Stans; 7. Stans – Flüeli-Ranft; 8. Flüeli-Ranft – Brünigpass; 9. Brünigpass – Interlaken; 10. Interlaken – Spiez; 11. Spiez – Wattenwil; 12. Wattenwil – Schwarzenburg; 13. Schwarzenburg – Fribourg; 14. Fribourg – Romont (FR); 15. Romont (FR) – Moudon; 16. Moudon – Lausanne; 17. Lausanne – Rolle; 19. Commugny – Genève; 20. Genève – Genève (Grenze); 21. Kreuzlingen (Konstanz, D) – Märstetten; 22. Märstetten – Fischingen; 23. Fischingen – Rapperswil (SG); 26. Werthenstein – Willisau; 27. Willisau – Huttwil; 28. Huttwil – Burgdorf; 29. Burgdorf – Bern (Bärengraben); 30. Bern (Bärengraben) – Rüeggisberg; 32. Fribourg (Villars-sur-Glâne) – Payerne; 33. Payerne – Moudon (Curtilles); 34. Wattwil (Neuhaus) – Siebnen; 35. Siebnen – Einsiedeln (St. Meinrad)

Flüeli offers magnificent views. The varied and pleasant route runs along the shores of Lake Sarnen and Lake Lungern and, from the Lungern church, the Brünig-Saumweg archaeology theme trail, which has been used as a pilgrimage route for a long time.